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Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1925-03-06

Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1925-03-06, page 01

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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE JEWISH HOME
Detroted to American
and
Jewish Ideah
W^t.
Volume VIII — No. lo
COLUMBUS, OIIK), MARCH 6, 1925
Feast of Esther Will
Be Ushered In Next Monday Evening, Mar. 9
Bode of Esther Was Probably
Written in the Sth Century
B. C E. —Bears Evident
Marks of Historic
Reality
GOOD FELLOWSHIP WILL REIGN SUPREME ON DAY
Beautiful and Joyous Giaracter of
the Feast Is En^hasized More
Year by Year
The historic Feast of Esther will he ushered in next Monday evening by the reading of thc Old Testament book which bears thc name of that heroine. To thc children especially is this a great time in the year, for they enjoy hearing thc talc retold, and on all sides gifts are exchanged that joy may reign supreme even in the homes of the very poor.
The Book of' Esther' was probably written in the fifth century B. C. E., and bears evident marks of historic reality, even though some of thc high lights may have been inserted to make thc tale all the more wonderful.
The question has often been raised: How could a book in which the name of God docs not appear have found its way into the Bible? And the answer very plainly is, that even though He be
A WORD OF THANKS TO RABBI JACOB TARSHISH
The Menorah Society of Ohio State University desires to thank Rabbi Jacob Tarshish for his kindness in accepting it's last miiiutc call, to speak Sunday afternoon in lieu of Dr. Feuer- licht of Indianapolis who was unavoidably detained. The So¬ ciety deeply appreciates the spirit which prompted the rabbi to substitute for his distin¬ guished colleague of the Hoosier ^:metropolis,-&U-the more so be¬ cause of the splendid message he delivered.
We sincerely trust that the Society will continue to merit the rabbi's interest and atten¬ tion and wish him continued success in his arduous labors on behalf of this community. BEN BRAUNSTEIN, President, O. S. U. Menorah Society.
MRS. BERT PRINTZ OF
YOUNGSTOWN TO TALK AT
COUNCIL SABBATH
SERVICES
Mrs. Bert Printz of Youngs¬ town, new president of the State Council of Jewish Women, will be the speaker of the evening at thc Council 'Sabbath Services to be observed next Friday evening at the Bryden Road Temple.
Mrs. Paul Feinknopf, chairman of the Religious Committee, who has thc evening in charge, will take part in the services as will also Mrs. Jerome Kohn, president of the local section.
An informal reception, to meet Mrs. Printz, will follow the ser¬ vices. You arc cordially invited to attend.
Grandmaster Rowan Chosen Pres.
Of Masonic Palestine Foundation
Leading New York Masons Honor Grand Master for Indorsenient
' ~ "* l—Dr.Oiai
Especially
of Masonic Participation in Rcbuildiner of Holy Lend—Dr. Ghaina and Colonel Frederick H. Kisch Aro Especially
Invited Guests at Dinner
not mentioned by name His providence is so evident in its working to save Is¬ rael that no mention of the Name was at all necessary. Like the belief in im- moitality. it was taken for granted.
The story is one of tlie most telling in the Bible, for it has all of the ele- , ments which make for human interest: hatred, love, revenge, triumph. The king Ahasuerus (Xerxes or Artaxerxes possibly) ordered his beautiful queen Vashti to appear at one of his banquets and to expose her beauty to tiie view of his drunken lords. She rightly re¬ fused to violate the custom made sacred in Persia, and in his rage the king orders her to be exiled. He proclaims his will to have brought all the most beautiful young maidens that he may choose an¬ other queen. Among them appears thc lovely Esther (Hadassa, myrtle in He¬ brew), an orphan who had been reared (Concluded on page 8)
BEADS S. A. M. ALUMNI RECENTLY FORMED HERE
Authorities Produce 200 Testimonies In Steiger Trial
Courts Refuse Release of Com¬ munal Leaders on Baal; Back Stage Developments m Trial Revealed
LEMBERG. - (J. T. A.) - Testi¬ monies of two hundred witnesses in con¬ nection with the Steiger trial were pre¬ pared by the investigating judge and were submitted to-the district attorney here.
The Court of Appeals confirmed the refusal of the District Court to release on bail several of the Jewish communal leaders who were arrested here a short time ago in connection with the Steiger trial.
It was learned from persons who know the back stage developments of the Steiger case, which has become the Drey¬ fus affair of Poland, that the prolonga¬ tion and the various sensational turns of the trial are due to the peculiar cir¬ cumstance arising out of a fight between the various Polish authorities. While leading officials in the Central Polish Government including the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Justice hold thc view that Steiger was not guilty of throwing the bomb, the, Lemberg po¬ lice authorities are dndcavoring to prove Stciger's guilt, as a means of self-pro¬ tection.
When the president of the Polish Re¬ public was about to visit Lemberg, in¬ structions were given to the Lemberg police to exercise thc necessary precau- 1 in view of the fact that the Ruthe- nian population of Eastern Galicia's capi¬ tal was known for its hostility to the Polish regime. Particular precaution was necessary for the prevention of any po.ssible attempt of an attack on the part of the Ruthenian Communist terroristic organizations. The Lemberg police sumed responsibility for the president's security. Having failed, they insisted on thc authenticity of the accusation for¬ warded against Steiger by. the cabaret singer Miss Pasternak, who is a Bap¬ tized Jewess and is known for her ec¬ centricities. Although there were va¬ rious clues pointing to ways which might have led to the discovery of the real per¬ petrators, the police authorities were un¬ willing to relinquish the accusation against Steiger which vvould serve as a self-vindication for them by reason ol the fact that they could not have sus¬ pected any possible attack on the Polish president on the part of a peaceful stu¬ dent who never participated in political life, was not connected with any organ-
atson except by his Zionist sympathies.
The affair affecting several outstand¬ ing figures of Polish officialdom in East¬ ern Galicia, the central authorities in Warsaw found it a matter of convenience
I let nature take its course.
There is also a political aspect t situation. The Polish authorities would be unwilling to admit that the hostility of the Ruthenian pppukition of Eastern Galicia, after a prolonged battle, which was given to Poland by the Ambassa¬ dors' Conference under a mandate of twenty-five years, is still so strong that it could induce a Ruthenian to make an attempt on the life of the President of the mandatory power.
NEW YORK. —Further impetuS to the movement recently launched for Masonic participation in the rebuilding of thc Holy Land resulted from thc din¬ ner given by a distinguished gathering of New York Masons last week, in hdnor of Grand Master William A, Rowati, at which leading Masonic officials renewed their pledge to further the cause.
The dinner was given by members of thc Masonic Palestine Foundation in recognition of Grand Master Rowan's recent indorsement of Masonic coopera¬ tion in thc restoration of the Holy Land. As a further tribute to the Grand Mas¬ ter, he was unanimously elected Honor¬ ary Oiairman of the Masonic Palestine Foundation through which Masons will act in the rebuilding of Palestine. 1 ert H. Robinjson, Past Grand . Master, Judge Arthur J. Tompkins, Past Grand Master and Judge Charles G. F. Wahlc, Past Judge Advocate, were chosen Hon¬ orary Vice Chairmen of the Foundation. Louis A. Sable, Past District Deputy Grand Master, is Chairman of the Foundation.
Dr. Chaim Weizmann, President of the World Zionist Organization and Colonel Frederick H. Kisch, of the Pal¬ estine Zionist Executive, were specially invited guests at the dinner. The speakers, who included Mr. Sable, ,Mr. nson. Judge Wahle, Arthur i K. Kuhn, Commissioner of Appeals, Dr. Weizmann and Colonel Kisch, paid trib¬ ute to Grand Master Rowan for his in¬ dorsement of, and cooperation in, the Masonic effort to aid in the restoration work noiv going on in the Holy Land
PURIM SUPPER AND MINSTREL SHOW AT
THE T. I. TEMPLE
Something unusual in the way of Sunday evening entertainments will be given tomorrow evening (Sunday) at the E. Broad Street Temple by the Sis¬ terhood.
The Purlni Supper wliich will be served at six o'clock, will tie followed by a real Minstrel Show whicii is being directed by Miss-Ruth Frank.
Mrs. L. E, Topper, who is in charge, has a surprise in store for all those who come.
TO TALK AT
SABBATH
and emphasized the historic connection between Masonry and the Holy Land,
Grand Master Rowan, in his address, paid a warm personal tribute to Dr. Weizmann as a broad-visioned idealist. He said:
Ir. Weizmann appeals to mc as a man of rather unusual ideals. The world numbers quite a number of ideal¬ ists, and perhaps we arc all, morc oi less, idealists. But what I want to em¬ phasize is that among the morc prominent idealists is that class whose principal accomplishment is in the possession of ideals and their sat- ifaction comes from the possession of tlicm. Dr. Weizmann seems to be able separate his ideals into two classes and his aspiration, as a member of the Jewish race, contains an ideal in promoting and establishing a Jewish liomcland,'an ideal capable of being at¬ tained by human hands.
"As you start upon your task you have my every wish for all the success you can hope for and my belief that you are going to succted."
Dr. Weizmann and Colonel Kisch al¬ so described the reconstructive activities tiovv going on in Palestine.
Other officers of thc Masonic Pales¬ tine Foundation include: Harry P. Fierst, who was the pioneer in securing Masonic support of the movement, Vice- President; Harry N. Simon, Treasurer; Anthony W. Klein, Honorary Secre¬ tary, and an executive committee con¬ sisting of Dr. Elias Margolis, Arthur Arkin, Meyer J. Cushner, Samuel L. Levy and Philip Barish.
The Origin of the Jews
By LOUIS WALLIS
(The Joseph Fels Foundation)
' Although western civilization has based its religion upon the spiritual culture of Israel, it has'misunderstood the Jew and misinterpreted Hebrew History. We need not be surprised, therefore, to find that the "orthodox" forms of Christianity are now breaking down, and that the influence of the leading universities and theological seminaries in Britain and America is more and more opposed to the older fornis of Christian dogma. America, indeed, is becoming thc storm center of a great struggle turning around this issue, thc controversy between "Funda¬ mentalism and Modernism."
A New Consciousness . The breaking down of Christian orthodoxy coincides with a new international consciousness of Israel as a factor in the life of mankind. The scientific study and teaching of Hebrew history are beginning to be prosecuted with vigor among liberal non-Jews. Every educational facility has been available for learning about non-Jewish nations, such as Greece, Rome, France, England, Germany, etc., but at the same lime, all kinds of prejudices and obstacles have barred the way to scientific study of the Hebrew iicople. This extraordinary condition is now in process of being changed for the better. But a great deal remains to be done. Much help, for instance, can be given by Jewish young people if they will pay more attention to the subject and agitate for the scientific rights of Hebrew his¬ tory equally with Gentile history in the school systems of van
Outstanding Points
These observations are introductory to a few articles in which a number of outstanding points will be emphasized. First of all, it is necessary to treat Hebrew history in thc same way that Greek, Roman and other history has been treated. So long as Hebrew history is allowed to remain at all in what may be termed the "Iliad-stage" of interpretation, just so long will it be subject to the play of natural, artificial tendencies which will unconsciously affect Gentile reactions toward the Jewish people today. Not until Greek and Roman mythologies were viewed in the proper adjustment with facts did the histories of those nations be¬ gin to be seen in their true light. The-same principle applies to the subject before us. I do not mean to suggest that wc eliminate God from the history of Israel, but rather that we must find a new conception of the way in which God uses thc ordinary, every-day process of history.
This is oite of the points where Gentile conservatism has blocked the path of scientific progress. No protest is raised when crass supernaturalism is ruled out of all Gentile history; but a great outcry is heard wlicn the principle of cause-and- effect is carried over into Jewish matters.
Origin of Hebrew People
Who are the Hebrew people, and whence did th(;y come? The Torah says they originated from Gentiles, and hence have in their trcins thc general blood of humanity. Abram, or Abraham, the father of the Hebrews, was a Oialdean "goy," who lived to be ninety-nine years of age before he observed the peculiar rule. (Genesis, chap, seventeen.)
According to the Torah, then, it fol¬ lows that once upon a time there were no people in existence under the name of Hebrews, Israelites or Jews. To one who thinks of the world as divided into Jews and Gentiles, it requires a distinct effort of the imagination to picture time when the earth was full of nothing but "goyini."
The "Melting Pot"
This term has recently become familiar in Ainerica through the intermarriage and blending of several races now going on in that country. But the principh is of wide historical application. Foi instance, if we turn to England, we find that the English people of today are the product of gradual fusion between Celts, Angles, Saxons, Normans and other
<. Thc same is true of Germany, France, Rome, Greece, Egypt, etc. There
no "line-bred" nations on thc main highway of human progress.
e are thus prepared to realize what has been known to many Jewish and Christian scholars for some time, name¬ ly, that the ancient' Hebrew nation was
only Gentile in origin, but that it
8 into existence, like England, at the point of intermarriage and fusion be¬ tween two or more races.
Demonstrably True
Although this is contrary to the popu¬ lar traditions current among Jews and Christians, it is demonstrably true from data in the Hebrew Bible. -The writer, when attending a Gentile religious school as a child, was taught that the Hebrew people arose by direct descent from Abraham through Isaac and Jacob-Is- rael; that thc twelve tribes of Israel in¬ vaded Canaan, slauglitcrcd the earlier in habitants (the Amorites) ; and then di¬ vided the land by lot. But if nothing of the kind ever took place; and if there was no "conquest" as traditionally be¬ lieved; it is surely important to know (Concluded on pagt 4)
Zion Lodge To Ee Addressed By Dr. Jacques Faitlovitch
Next Meeting of Local B'JRai
B'rith on Monday Nigbt, March
% Will Be An Escepti«m-.
ally InterestinfiT Cbte.
Ben B'riths of Cohunbus, if you want a attend a meeting' where you will not only be entertained but also enlightened and inspired, don't fail to report at Reailtors' Hall, 14-1 East State street, Monday night, March !) at 8:00 p. xa. sharp.
special program has been arranged by the committee in charge and all those present are assured a real treat. One of our beloved brothers:, Isador Garek, will render several vocal selections, he will sing as nicely as he smiles, the response from the audience will tainly be heartily gratifying.
Of special interest to members is the announcement that Dr. Jacques Fait¬ lovitch, tfie leader ofthe Abyssinian Jews in Africa, will deliver a lecture about his people, the Falashas. The learned doctor will illustrate his lecture with slides. Reports from other cities where Dr. Faitlovitch has delivered lectures indicate that he is a most in¬ teresting pcrsoilage and is able graphi¬ cally to portray tlie life, ciistopi.s, his¬ tory, and contemporary problems of that most Interesting section of W.orld Jewry, the Falashas or black Jew they are commonly called.
Throughout the East large crowds have flocked to greet him and to ques¬ tion him on the subject on which he considered the world's greatest authority. Let us all turn out en masse, give Rrotlicr l^aitlovitcIl a genuine "Shalom Aleichem".' The meeting will commence promptly at 8:00 o'clock.
ATTENTION! ALL YOU
BEN B'RITHS WITH
SPEAKING ABILITY
President Wolman urges every Ben B'rith possessing ability as a p' speaker to come prepared to deliver a three minute speech at the meeting Monday night, March 9. Speakers will choose any subject in which they arc interested. The-,bcst orators will be chosen to represent Zion Lodge at the Inter-City debates to be held be¬ tween Toledo and Columbus next month. Remember, this is an excep¬ tionally good ~ opportunity to show yaur forensic ability. Yourtg men are especially urged to participate.
S. A. M. ALUMNI CLUB
FORMED IN COLUMBUS
CiiiM)Nici.K readers will be glad to know tliat on Thursday night, February ¦20, the S. A. AI. Aliunni club (Sigma Beta Cliaiitcr) was formed in this city, following a dinner at the Fort Hayes Hotel, attended by the following: Irwin Bamberger, Leo Yassenoff, Marcus Wolf, Joseph Topper, Sidney Mycrson, Isadore Topper, Philip Schechter, and Ben Ratner.
The aims and purposes of thc club arc as follows: (1) To create a greater and morc genuine feeling of brotherhood aniong S. A. M. alumni.; (2) to kee alumni in more intimate touch with th active members of the local chapter; (3) to cooperate with the local chapt« in it.s multifarious activities.
Ben Ratner has been elected president of thc club and Sidney Myerson has been elected secretary. In announcing thu formation of the organization. Mi Ratner emphasized the fact that the club will btand ready at all times to co¬ operate with every worthy cause, Jew¬ ish or otherwise.
Conference Decides American Jewry Will Join Jewish Agency
Cor^erenco In Ne\v York Oty
^^L^^f***^*^ Resolution
With Most Ira^jHTessive
Simplicity.
^E.
AmoTcan Non-Zionista To Have
40 Per Oat Rcps^entatioik In
Agency's Council of 150
^^it^'^^^^ ECONOMIC CORPORATION FORMED
XEW YORK.I^T. A.)_A chap- cr. m Jewish history begun in Basle in leading through the various phases of thc Zionist congresses, the World War, the issuance of the Balfour Dec¬ laration, and the incorporation of the Palestine Mandate in. tlic series of inter¬ national treaties, was brought to a sue- cessful conclusion last Sunday at the Hotel Astor, when American Jewry de¬ cided to join the Jewries of the various countries in Europe and in Asia in tlie, forming of the Jewish Agency which' IS, according to thc Mandate, to act in an advisory and assisting capacity to the Palestine Administration in the rebuilding of the country as the Jewish National Homeland. The conference held under thc diairmanship of Mr. Louis Marshall, president of the Ameri¬ can Jewisli Committee and various other American Jewish organizations, was the
ilinination of meetings and negotiations conducted by Dr. Chaim Woizmahn, president of the World Zionist Organi- during his previous visits to America.
The conference, which removed the last obstacle for thc long-expected form¬ ing of the Jewish Agency, by its enlist¬ ing of the cooperation of the non-Zion¬ ists in America, also healed the tragic, breach in the organization of American Zionists, whicii occurred at a conference of American Zionists in Cleveland in 1921, resulting in the secession of the sorcalled Brandeis group. -' Sunday's conference, whicii was a con¬ tinuation of a similar meeting called by Louis, Marshall a year ago, witnessed the final formation of the Palestine Economic Corporation, with a capital of $3,000,000, the amalgamation of the Palestine Devclpomcnt Council a'hd the unification of American Jewry with re¬ gard to the Palestine reconstruction
In opeiiiuif the meeting, Mr. Marshall referred to the United States' immigra¬ tion law, saying: "Today we are living under the Immigration act of 1934, which, for all intents and purposes, has practically closed the doors of oppor¬ tunity to the Jews of Eastern Europe, wlio looked to the United States as a Iiaven of refuge. It is now more necessary than ever tliat a new oppor¬ tunity should be found or created, tiiat a now land may be built up, within whose gates these men and women, desirous of becoming useful members of society, may prosper."
Mr, Elisha M. Friedman, who reported for tlie Comniittee on the Jewish Agency,' read a report presenting the suggestion for the, creation and recognition of a Jewish agency pursuant to the Mandate which will consist of a Council and an Executive Committee, the Council con¬ sisting of ISO and the Executive Com¬ mittee of 18. The Council wilt con¬ sist of 50 percent Zionists and 50 per¬ cent non-Zionists, 40 percent of the non- Zionist bodies to be representative of American Jewry, Similarly, it was re¬ solved that one-half of the membership of the Executive Committee be appoint^ed by the Zionist organization and one-half to be appointed by the Council and com¬ posed of non-Zionist bodies.
Mr. Louis Marshall submitted for discussion tlie following resolution:
"WHEREAS, by Article 182 of the Treaty of Peace signed at Sevres on August 10, lO-iO, Turkey renounced, in favor of the Allied PoHfers, all rights and title over Palestine, .and in accord¬ ance with Article 95 of the Treaty, it was agreed to entrust the administra- of Palestine to Great Britain as the Mandatory responsible for putting into effect the Balfour Declaration, recogni- ' tion having been given in the Treaty to the historical connection of the Jewish people with Palestine; and
'WHEREAS, in accordance with Article 4 of the PalcS^nc Mandate sub¬ sequently issued by the League of Na¬ tions, provision -has been made for the recognition of an appropriate Jewish Agency as a public body ifor the purpose of advising and cooperating with tlie Administration of Palestine ««ich eco¬ nomic, social and other matt^^s may aflfect the eitaUiilinient of a Jewish Na¬ tional Home and the idteVests of the (Concluded on pagt 4)

»^^^ft^*#^^*lfeSo!s^^^¥v^^«^ '^;:>KmMfi^MM^^M
^®!S'^-i^K^>' ^Wb-'-
' 'O
^
f?
Ccn/ra/ OA/o'a Onh
Jetoish Newspaper Reaching Every Home
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE JEWISH HOME
Detroted to American
and
Jewish Ideah
W^t.
Volume VIII — No. lo
COLUMBUS, OIIK), MARCH 6, 1925
Feast of Esther Will
Be Ushered In Next Monday Evening, Mar. 9
Bode of Esther Was Probably
Written in the Sth Century
B. C E. —Bears Evident
Marks of Historic
Reality
GOOD FELLOWSHIP WILL REIGN SUPREME ON DAY
Beautiful and Joyous Giaracter of
the Feast Is En^hasized More
Year by Year
The historic Feast of Esther will he ushered in next Monday evening by the reading of thc Old Testament book which bears thc name of that heroine. To thc children especially is this a great time in the year, for they enjoy hearing thc talc retold, and on all sides gifts are exchanged that joy may reign supreme even in the homes of the very poor.
The Book of' Esther' was probably written in the fifth century B. C. E., and bears evident marks of historic reality, even though some of thc high lights may have been inserted to make thc tale all the more wonderful.
The question has often been raised: How could a book in which the name of God docs not appear have found its way into the Bible? And the answer very plainly is, that even though He be
A WORD OF THANKS TO RABBI JACOB TARSHISH
The Menorah Society of Ohio State University desires to thank Rabbi Jacob Tarshish for his kindness in accepting it's last miiiutc call, to speak Sunday afternoon in lieu of Dr. Feuer- licht of Indianapolis who was unavoidably detained. The So¬ ciety deeply appreciates the spirit which prompted the rabbi to substitute for his distin¬ guished colleague of the Hoosier ^:metropolis,-&U-the more so be¬ cause of the splendid message he delivered.
We sincerely trust that the Society will continue to merit the rabbi's interest and atten¬ tion and wish him continued success in his arduous labors on behalf of this community. BEN BRAUNSTEIN, President, O. S. U. Menorah Society.
MRS. BERT PRINTZ OF
YOUNGSTOWN TO TALK AT
COUNCIL SABBATH
SERVICES
Mrs. Bert Printz of Youngs¬ town, new president of the State Council of Jewish Women, will be the speaker of the evening at thc Council 'Sabbath Services to be observed next Friday evening at the Bryden Road Temple.
Mrs. Paul Feinknopf, chairman of the Religious Committee, who has thc evening in charge, will take part in the services as will also Mrs. Jerome Kohn, president of the local section.
An informal reception, to meet Mrs. Printz, will follow the ser¬ vices. You arc cordially invited to attend.
Grandmaster Rowan Chosen Pres.
Of Masonic Palestine Foundation
Leading New York Masons Honor Grand Master for Indorsenient
' ~ "* l—Dr.Oiai
Especially
of Masonic Participation in Rcbuildiner of Holy Lend—Dr. Ghaina and Colonel Frederick H. Kisch Aro Especially
Invited Guests at Dinner
not mentioned by name His providence is so evident in its working to save Is¬ rael that no mention of the Name was at all necessary. Like the belief in im- moitality. it was taken for granted.
The story is one of tlie most telling in the Bible, for it has all of the ele- , ments which make for human interest: hatred, love, revenge, triumph. The king Ahasuerus (Xerxes or Artaxerxes possibly) ordered his beautiful queen Vashti to appear at one of his banquets and to expose her beauty to tiie view of his drunken lords. She rightly re¬ fused to violate the custom made sacred in Persia, and in his rage the king orders her to be exiled. He proclaims his will to have brought all the most beautiful young maidens that he may choose an¬ other queen. Among them appears thc lovely Esther (Hadassa, myrtle in He¬ brew), an orphan who had been reared (Concluded on page 8)
BEADS S. A. M. ALUMNI RECENTLY FORMED HERE
Authorities Produce 200 Testimonies In Steiger Trial
Courts Refuse Release of Com¬ munal Leaders on Baal; Back Stage Developments m Trial Revealed
LEMBERG. - (J. T. A.) - Testi¬ monies of two hundred witnesses in con¬ nection with the Steiger trial were pre¬ pared by the investigating judge and were submitted to-the district attorney here.
The Court of Appeals confirmed the refusal of the District Court to release on bail several of the Jewish communal leaders who were arrested here a short time ago in connection with the Steiger trial.
It was learned from persons who know the back stage developments of the Steiger case, which has become the Drey¬ fus affair of Poland, that the prolonga¬ tion and the various sensational turns of the trial are due to the peculiar cir¬ cumstance arising out of a fight between the various Polish authorities. While leading officials in the Central Polish Government including the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Justice hold thc view that Steiger was not guilty of throwing the bomb, the, Lemberg po¬ lice authorities are dndcavoring to prove Stciger's guilt, as a means of self-pro¬ tection.
When the president of the Polish Re¬ public was about to visit Lemberg, in¬ structions were given to the Lemberg police to exercise thc necessary precau- 1 in view of the fact that the Ruthe- nian population of Eastern Galicia's capi¬ tal was known for its hostility to the Polish regime. Particular precaution was necessary for the prevention of any po.ssible attempt of an attack on the part of the Ruthenian Communist terroristic organizations. The Lemberg police sumed responsibility for the president's security. Having failed, they insisted on thc authenticity of the accusation for¬ warded against Steiger by. the cabaret singer Miss Pasternak, who is a Bap¬ tized Jewess and is known for her ec¬ centricities. Although there were va¬ rious clues pointing to ways which might have led to the discovery of the real per¬ petrators, the police authorities were un¬ willing to relinquish the accusation against Steiger which vvould serve as a self-vindication for them by reason ol the fact that they could not have sus¬ pected any possible attack on the Polish president on the part of a peaceful stu¬ dent who never participated in political life, was not connected with any organ-
atson except by his Zionist sympathies.
The affair affecting several outstand¬ ing figures of Polish officialdom in East¬ ern Galicia, the central authorities in Warsaw found it a matter of convenience
I let nature take its course.
There is also a political aspect t situation. The Polish authorities would be unwilling to admit that the hostility of the Ruthenian pppukition of Eastern Galicia, after a prolonged battle, which was given to Poland by the Ambassa¬ dors' Conference under a mandate of twenty-five years, is still so strong that it could induce a Ruthenian to make an attempt on the life of the President of the mandatory power.
NEW YORK. —Further impetuS to the movement recently launched for Masonic participation in the rebuilding of thc Holy Land resulted from thc din¬ ner given by a distinguished gathering of New York Masons last week, in hdnor of Grand Master William A, Rowati, at which leading Masonic officials renewed their pledge to further the cause.
The dinner was given by members of thc Masonic Palestine Foundation in recognition of Grand Master Rowan's recent indorsement of Masonic coopera¬ tion in thc restoration of the Holy Land. As a further tribute to the Grand Mas¬ ter, he was unanimously elected Honor¬ ary Oiairman of the Masonic Palestine Foundation through which Masons will act in the rebuilding of Palestine. 1 ert H. Robinjson, Past Grand . Master, Judge Arthur J. Tompkins, Past Grand Master and Judge Charles G. F. Wahlc, Past Judge Advocate, were chosen Hon¬ orary Vice Chairmen of the Foundation. Louis A. Sable, Past District Deputy Grand Master, is Chairman of the Foundation.
Dr. Chaim Weizmann, President of the World Zionist Organization and Colonel Frederick H. Kisch, of the Pal¬ estine Zionist Executive, were specially invited guests at the dinner. The speakers, who included Mr. Sable, ,Mr. nson. Judge Wahle, Arthur i K. Kuhn, Commissioner of Appeals, Dr. Weizmann and Colonel Kisch, paid trib¬ ute to Grand Master Rowan for his in¬ dorsement of, and cooperation in, the Masonic effort to aid in the restoration work noiv going on in the Holy Land
PURIM SUPPER AND MINSTREL SHOW AT
THE T. I. TEMPLE
Something unusual in the way of Sunday evening entertainments will be given tomorrow evening (Sunday) at the E. Broad Street Temple by the Sis¬ terhood.
The Purlni Supper wliich will be served at six o'clock, will tie followed by a real Minstrel Show whicii is being directed by Miss-Ruth Frank.
Mrs. L. E, Topper, who is in charge, has a surprise in store for all those who come.
TO TALK AT
SABBATH
and emphasized the historic connection between Masonry and the Holy Land,
Grand Master Rowan, in his address, paid a warm personal tribute to Dr. Weizmann as a broad-visioned idealist. He said:
Ir. Weizmann appeals to mc as a man of rather unusual ideals. The world numbers quite a number of ideal¬ ists, and perhaps we arc all, morc oi less, idealists. But what I want to em¬ phasize is that among the morc prominent idealists is that class whose principal accomplishment is in the possession of ideals and their sat- ifaction comes from the possession of tlicm. Dr. Weizmann seems to be able separate his ideals into two classes and his aspiration, as a member of the Jewish race, contains an ideal in promoting and establishing a Jewish liomcland,'an ideal capable of being at¬ tained by human hands.
"As you start upon your task you have my every wish for all the success you can hope for and my belief that you are going to succted."
Dr. Weizmann and Colonel Kisch al¬ so described the reconstructive activities tiovv going on in Palestine.
Other officers of thc Masonic Pales¬ tine Foundation include: Harry P. Fierst, who was the pioneer in securing Masonic support of the movement, Vice- President; Harry N. Simon, Treasurer; Anthony W. Klein, Honorary Secre¬ tary, and an executive committee con¬ sisting of Dr. Elias Margolis, Arthur Arkin, Meyer J. Cushner, Samuel L. Levy and Philip Barish.
The Origin of the Jews
By LOUIS WALLIS
(The Joseph Fels Foundation)
' Although western civilization has based its religion upon the spiritual culture of Israel, it has'misunderstood the Jew and misinterpreted Hebrew History. We need not be surprised, therefore, to find that the "orthodox" forms of Christianity are now breaking down, and that the influence of the leading universities and theological seminaries in Britain and America is more and more opposed to the older fornis of Christian dogma. America, indeed, is becoming thc storm center of a great struggle turning around this issue, thc controversy between "Funda¬ mentalism and Modernism."
A New Consciousness . The breaking down of Christian orthodoxy coincides with a new international consciousness of Israel as a factor in the life of mankind. The scientific study and teaching of Hebrew history are beginning to be prosecuted with vigor among liberal non-Jews. Every educational facility has been available for learning about non-Jewish nations, such as Greece, Rome, France, England, Germany, etc., but at the same lime, all kinds of prejudices and obstacles have barred the way to scientific study of the Hebrew iicople. This extraordinary condition is now in process of being changed for the better. But a great deal remains to be done. Much help, for instance, can be given by Jewish young people if they will pay more attention to the subject and agitate for the scientific rights of Hebrew his¬ tory equally with Gentile history in the school systems of van
Outstanding Points
These observations are introductory to a few articles in which a number of outstanding points will be emphasized. First of all, it is necessary to treat Hebrew history in thc same way that Greek, Roman and other history has been treated. So long as Hebrew history is allowed to remain at all in what may be termed the "Iliad-stage" of interpretation, just so long will it be subject to the play of natural, artificial tendencies which will unconsciously affect Gentile reactions toward the Jewish people today. Not until Greek and Roman mythologies were viewed in the proper adjustment with facts did the histories of those nations be¬ gin to be seen in their true light. The-same principle applies to the subject before us. I do not mean to suggest that wc eliminate God from the history of Israel, but rather that we must find a new conception of the way in which God uses thc ordinary, every-day process of history.
This is oite of the points where Gentile conservatism has blocked the path of scientific progress. No protest is raised when crass supernaturalism is ruled out of all Gentile history; but a great outcry is heard wlicn the principle of cause-and- effect is carried over into Jewish matters.
Origin of Hebrew People
Who are the Hebrew people, and whence did th(;y come? The Torah says they originated from Gentiles, and hence have in their trcins thc general blood of humanity. Abram, or Abraham, the father of the Hebrews, was a Oialdean "goy," who lived to be ninety-nine years of age before he observed the peculiar rule. (Genesis, chap, seventeen.)
According to the Torah, then, it fol¬ lows that once upon a time there were no people in existence under the name of Hebrews, Israelites or Jews. To one who thinks of the world as divided into Jews and Gentiles, it requires a distinct effort of the imagination to picture time when the earth was full of nothing but "goyini."
The "Melting Pot"
This term has recently become familiar in Ainerica through the intermarriage and blending of several races now going on in that country. But the principh is of wide historical application. Foi instance, if we turn to England, we find that the English people of today are the product of gradual fusion between Celts, Angles, Saxons, Normans and other